A group of people protesting with large, colorful banners in front of three office buildings

Apr 9, 2025

Deutsche Bahn pulls out of proposed rail and port project in Amazonia

After a year of campaigning, Deutsche Bahn (DB) has informed us that it no longer intends to participate in the GPM rail and export port project in the Amazon rainforest.

Ugandan students protesting against the EACOP pipeline

Apr 2, 2025

Uganda: Nine students arrested for protesting against Stanbic Bank

Police in Uganda have once again arrested students who were peacefully demonstrating against the EACOP pipeline project.

Chimpanzee in Grebo-Krahn National Park, Liberia

Apr 2, 2025

Liberia: Ecoguards patrol hundreds of kilometers on foot to protect chimpanzees

The 32 Ecoguards supported by Rainforest Rescue in Grebo-Krahn National Park covered 1,050 kilometers on foot to protect chimpanzees in 2024.

Cover of the “Merauke Declaration of Solidarity” with excavator

Mar 15, 2025

Indonesia: Indigenous peoples speak out against Merauke project

The “Merauke Declaration of Solidarity” calls for the immediate halt of the Indonesian government’s two-million-hectare sugar and bioethanol project.

Poster: STOP the Indonesia-EU trade deal!

Feb 18, 2025

Stop the CEPA Indonesia-EU trade deal!

123 civil society groups from Indonesia and Europe, including Rainforest Rescue, are calling for a stop to negotiations for the CEPA free trade agreement.

Zebras in the savanna

Jan 21, 2025

Tanzania: World Bank drops harmful project

The World Bank has discontinued funding for the REGROW project in Tanzania following harsh criticism. 80,935 people had called for this in a petition.

Odey Oyama is a staunch defender of Cross River National Park.

Jan 20, 2025

Nigeria: Environmentalist Odey Oyama arrested

Our partner, Odey Oyama, was arrested in Nigeria. Local activists and Rainforest Rescue are calling for an immediate end to his harassment by the authorities.

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